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16 Nov 2011, 8:02 am by Judicial Watch Blog
A controversial Medicare and Medicaid Innovation center created by Obamacare will give “community-based organizations” and other qualified groups $1 billion to devise “compelling new ideas” to deliver better services to those “with the highest health care needs. [read post]
15 Nov 2022, 7:36 pm
Because Medicare is a government program and the government relies on trustworthy practitioners to provide excellent medical care to potentially vulnerable patients, investigators with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) are motivated to find and investigate those who may be acting in ways that are not conducive to Medicare’s overall aims. [read post]
20 Dec 2007, 1:46 am
About 30% of nursing-home residents are on antipsychotic drugs, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, most of them on newer ones called atypical antipsychotics. [read post]
24 Feb 2022, 6:29 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
The federal agency that oversees Medicare, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), performs few audits itself, but outsources these duties to a series of independent contractors, such as Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), Unified Program Integrity Contractors (UPICs), and the Supplemental Medical Review Contractor (SRMC). [read post]
13 Jun 2017, 11:01 am by Nancy Halstead and Kelly Hibbert
In a clear turnabout from its previous position, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule on June 5, 2017 that would lift the agency’s ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements in the long term care (LTC) setting. [read post]
On February 28, 2023, six of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), who administer Medicare reimbursement on behalf of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), came together for a multijurisdictional contractor advisory committee (CAC) meeting. [read post]
30 Jan 2010, 1:02 pm by Levin & Perconti
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said that the agency has approved those plans. [read post]
31 Aug 2011, 12:39 pm by Matthew Huisman
Preeya Noronha will work in the firm’s Food and Drug Administration and life sciences practice, advising about Medicare and Medicaid regulatory issues, healthcare litigation and enforcement and fraud, abuse and reimbursement. [read post]
5 Jul 2023, 5:46 am by Brittney Cafero
On June 6, 2023, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released a Quality Safety & Oversight memorandum (“QSO Memo”) reminding state survey agencies, accrediting organizations, and hospitals of the requirements for discharges and transfers to post-acute care (“PAC”) providers. [read post]
3 Aug 2018, 12:46 pm by The Health Law Partners
On Thursday, August 2, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released its 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System Final Rule (the “2019 IPPS Final Rule”).[1]   With the goal to reduce unnecessary administrative burden on physicians and other qualified practitioners, the 2019 IPPS Final Rule revises the requirement that an inpatient hospital… [read post]
12 Apr 2013, 12:00 pm
One of the numerous proposals from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") is beginning in 2015, to exclude radiation therapy, outpatient therapy, and advanced imaging services from the Stark Law's exception for In-Office Ancillary Services ("IOAS") except in cases where a practice meets certain accountability standards, as defined by the Secretary. [read post]
15 Nov 2021, 2:26 pm by Taylor Appling and Rachel B. Goodman
Alternatively, commenters may submit comments by mail to: Regular Mail: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS-3415-IFC, P.O. [read post]
16 Jul 2018, 12:26 pm
Well, that would be the lovely and talented Marilyn Tavenner, who came to AHIP directly from her previous gig as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which is part of the bureaucracy tasked with implementing ObamaCare. [read post]
14 Dec 2023, 9:00 am
In this episode of the Diagnosing Health Care Podcast: Under the Biden administration, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a health equity framework that drastically changed the playing field for health plans and other risk-bearing entities. [read post]
30 Nov 2013, 9:55 am
November 30th does not represent a relaunch of HealthCare.gov," said Julie Bataille, a spokeswoman for the government's Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which operates the site. [read post]
22 Jun 2022, 5:00 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
The Supplemental Medical Review Contractor, or SMRC, is a contractor with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that performs a variety of Medicare and Medicaid audit and medical review tasks. [read post]
28 Mar 2013, 6:11 am by Debra A. McCurdy
On March 13, 2013, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) concurrently issued a proposed rule and Administrator’s Ruling addressing the submission of Medicare Part B inpatient claims where a Medicare Part A claim for a hospital inpatient admission is denied by a Medicare review contractor on the grounds that the inpatient admission was not reasonable and necessary. [read post]
14 May 2014, 9:00 am by Gilbert M. Frimet
On May 7, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a Final Rule to reform Medicare regulations identified as “unnecessary, obsolete, counterproductive or excessively burdensome” to hospitals and other health care providers. [read post]
16 Nov 2017, 5:55 am by Gail L. Daubert and Debra A. McCurdy
CMS has published a final rule updating Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System rates and policies for calendar year (CY) 2018. [read post]
20 Feb 2010, 6:32 pm by Bridget Crawford
Norman (Staff Attorney, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) have published their article, Protecting the Family Pet: The New Face of Maryland Domestic Violence Protective Orders, 40 U. [read post]